Dispensing bottle



March 6, 19.45. H. R. STOTT 203702820 DISPENSING BOTTLE Filed Oct. 15,1945 Inventor Hzrold R. State,

Patented Mar. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE DISPENSING BOTTLEHarold R. Stott, Philadelphia, Pa. Application October 15, 1943,Serial'No. 506,330

3 Claims. (01. 222-454) My invention relates to improvements indispensing bottles ofv the type having two compartments' separated by ameasuring partition and having a passageat one end of the partitionforming a communication between the compartments.

The object of my invention is to construct a dispensing bottle withvarious refinements for increasingits efficiency. Y A further object isto construct a bottle so that it may be tilted, when full of liquid, tothedispensing position without discharging more than the desiredquantity of liquid.

A further object is to provide a bottle with a. novel constructionforming a passage located adjacent to the lip end of the partition andhavingv the lip extending into the passage a sufficient distance to forma. stop for retaining the liquid within the main compartment of thebottle when the latter is tilted to a horizontal position for decantingthe liquid from the dispensing compartment.

A further object is to provide a bottle with a relatively thick wallhaving a recess,'or passage, formed upon the inner surface thereofadjacent to the partition, whereby the lip of the partition will bepositioned within said passage.

A further object is to construct the partition for holding agivenquantity of liquid, such as a teaspoonful, and provide said partitionwith a novel form of lip for sharply defining the quantity of liquidretained upon the partition.

A further object is to provide a novel arrangement of the nozzle and thepartition for readily discharging the contents of the dispensingcompartmentthrough the nozzle.

These together with various other novel featuresof construction andarrangement of the parts, which will be hereinafter more'fully described, constitute my invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a bottle embodying myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a. transverse vertical section as on line 2-2; Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section as on lines 3-3, Figs 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the bottle in the dispensingposition.

In the drawing, in which like reference char acters refer to like parts,5 represents my novel bottle having a base 6, a body wall 1 extendingperpendicularly to the base 6, and a top wall .8. The body wall 1 may becylindrical in form, however, it is preferably of rectangular form, as

shown in the drawing. The bottle, as shown, comprises a body wall formedof end members 9 and I0, and front and rear wall members -l2 and I3,respectively. A nozzle I4 is integrally formed at the junction of thebody wall members and the top wall 8. The nozzle is positioned with theaxis'of the opening extending at an oblique angle relatively to the base6. Said nozzle is provided with a removable cap l5. I

A partition I8'is located within the bottle and forms a lower, or maincompartment I9, and a top, or dispensing compartment 20. tion I8 isintegrally formed with the wall members 9, l2 and I3, and terminates insuspended relation with the wall member Hi;

The partition 18 is concaved and forms a measuring cavity, or bowl 22,located within the dispensing compartment 20. The partition l8 has a lip23 formed at one end thereof. Said lip 23 is located in suspendedrelation to the top wall 8 and in spaced relationto the wall member In.

The partition l8 has an obliquely inclined surface 21 which forms atangent with the concaved surface of the bowl 22. Said surface 21'mergeswith the cylindrical surface of the interior of the nozzle I4, thusproviding means for discharging theliquid through the nozzle withouttilting the bottle to the full horizontal position, shown in Fig. 4.

The partition I8 has inclined surfaces 24 and 25 forming a V-shapedoverflow groove 26, located adjacent to the lip 23, as shown in Fig. 2.The V-shaped groove 26 sharply defines the quantity of liquid which isretained within the bowl 22 when the bottle is in an erect the base 6. g

The wall member ID is relatively thicker than the wall members 9, l2 and13. The inner surposition upon face of the wall member In is providedwith a recess, or depression, forming a passage 28 extending around thelip 23; with said lip located within said passage. A thin wall portion29 connects the top Wall 8 with the thicker wall '10,

which latter has an inclined plane surface 30,

which merges with said thin wall portion 29 and defines an entrance fromthe main compartment l9 to the passage 28, which latter communicateswith the dispensing compartment 20. Said passage 28 extends across thefull width of the suspended portion of the partition l8, forming the lip23, as shown in Fig. 3.

, Said inclined surface 30 is located in spaced relation with the lip23, of the partition l8, and

provides a wide outlet for the escape of air from the compartment I9,through the passage 28,

The partii sage 28, with said lip positioned beyond the lineof the innervertical surface of the wall member Ill, as shown in Fig. 1, thusforming means for retaining the liquid within the main compartment 19when the .bottle is tilted to the position shown in Fig. 4.

When it is desired to measure a given quantity of liquid, such as ateaspoonful, the bottle is inverted, thus filling the compartment 20.The bottle is then placed in an erect position upon the base 5, allowingthe excess liquid to overflow the lip 23 and return to the compartment19. The cap -l is removed and the bottle is again tilted to allow theliquid to flow from the bowl 22, over the inclined surface 21', andthrough the nozzle.

The extra thickness of the-wall member In reduces the capacity of thecompartment i9, so that when the bottle is in the position shown in Fig.4, the lip 23 extends to a point above the level of the liquid, and actsas a stop for preventing the liquid from flowing into the dispensingdepartment.

When pouring the measured quantity of liquid from the bottle thetendency is to tilt the bottle to the full horizontal position, as shownin Fig. 4, this can be safely done with my improved construction of thebottle, as the passage 28 is obstructed by thealip end of the partitionextending into the passage 28, beyond the line of the inner surface ofthe wall member ill, thus preventing the liquid irom overflowing the lip23 toward the nozzle, even though the bottle is tilted, when full, tothe position shown in Fig. 4. v Various changes in the construction andarrangement of the parts may be made without departing from myinvention.

I claim:

1. In a liquid dispensing bottle comprising a base, a top wall, a bodywall connecting the base and the top Wall, a measuring partitionintegral 'wit'h'the body wall forming main and dispensing compartmentswithin the bottle, said partition having an overflow lip located insuspended relation with the opposite portion of said body wall, saidbody wall having a recess formed upon its inner surface and surroundingsaid lip, said recess extending across the full width of the suspendedlip portion of said partition for the free escape of air from the maincompartment, and said lip located within said recess beyond the line ofthe inner surface of said body wall for retaining the liquid in the maincompartment when'the bottle is tilted to the dispensing position.

2. In a liquid dispensing bottle having a measuring partition formingmain and dispensing compartments within the bottle, said partitionhaving a suspended portion forming an overflow lip, athin wall of thebottle located in spaced relation to said lip, said thin wall extendingthe full width of the suspended lip portion of said partition andforming a passage around said lip connecting said compartments for theescape of air from the main compartment, and'a relatively thicker wallwithin the main compartment and converging with said thin wall adjacentto said lip for locating said lip within said passage'beyond the line ofthe inner surface of said thicker wall,

3. A dispensing bottle having a base, a wall extending at right anglesto the base and forming the body portion of the bottle, a measuring partitionformed integrally with said Wall and extendingsubstantiallyarallel with the base, said partition having an overflow lip insuspendedrelation with said wall, a relatively thicker portion of saidWell located within the body portion and extending from a point adjacentto said lip to the base, said thicker portion having an outwardlyinclined plane surface in spaced relation to said lip, said planesurface extending the full width of the suspended lip portion of saidpartition and forming a passage extending around said lip, for theescape of air from said body portion, andsaid partition havingsufiicient length for locating said lip within said passage beyond theline of'the inner surface of said thicker portion.

HAROLD R. STOTT.

